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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mbhekeni Mhlongo |
On 8th October 1979 Mbhekeni is kneeling behind Laduma's large dance shield which has a size of a large war shield of the type inkumba. He carries Laduma's battle axe. The ceremonial cloak is Madela's. It is corresponds to the cloak of a traditional war doctor. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mbhekeni Mhlongo |
Mbhekeni Mhlongo in front of his father Bhidli's cattle kraal. Cf. the corresponding picture of Bhidli F.19/9. Here are seen, to the left, another pair of cattle horns, They are coloured blue, for no special reason. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mbhekeni Mhlongo |
In Laduma's kraal: Mbhekeni blows a trumpet which Laduma had made from an ox horn. His chain on the chest is made from glass beads and medicines, e.g. from roots and barks, and some in small glass containers. The long horn attached to a beaded necklace contains medicines. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mbhekeni Mhlongo |
In Laduma's kraal; from the goat killed in Bhidli's kraal, Mbhekeni and Bhidli brought the skin to Madela's kraal where they made an "ingubo yamadlozi" from it (they covering on the ancestor spirit), also called iminqwamba. It is the ceremonial cover of the chest of an isangoma.(Cf. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Mkhafuleni lifts his feather crown ( The garden of the Mhlongo kraal can be seen from Mbabazeni kraal which is immediately below Laduma's kraal |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
A roof is going to be repaired, Contour farming, according to an order of the South African Government to prevent soil erosin. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Hanging down from the roof upon the wall; a twirling-stick for beer, utshwala. ; a necklace from small wooden sticks, iminyezane. On top of the picture of a python's skin. In the centre; a forked piece of wood for churning medicine; a knife, etc. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Parts of bones and parts of wooden medicines. On top; isisefu solwandle= sea's sieve=a piece of coral |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
On the wall: a black sheep ram's skin with which Mkhafuleni covers his back when he fights the lightning. On top: a piece of coral and the cuttlebones= "excrements of the moon", for the treatment of eye sicknesses. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Above the door: to the right two cattle horns. To the left part of a frame for sleeping and sitting mats, with painted ornaments |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Twigs from umhlonishwa, skeletons of snakes, a knife, etc. (Cf. Medizinen, pp. 108, 109 with more detailed explainations.) |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
A little daughter of Mkhafuleni in the Great hut behind a large beer vessel, isikhamba. This is 43 cm high and stands within the fireplace. Its opening is covered with a rectangular eating mat, isithebe, and a plaited beer pot cover, umbenge, which is decorated with beads. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
The little girl standing besides the large beer vessel. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Another little daughter of Mkhafuleni carrying a baby. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Mkhafuleni demonstrate the way he fights the lightning: He stands near one of his anti-lightning posts=decayed trees which have crosses (not visible) made with red anti-lightning medicine. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Mkhafuleni demonstrates his anti-lightning spear which had been forged by Laduma Madela. Later on Laduma told the author that Mkhafuleni was about to be initiated as a lightning doctor. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
Mkhafuleni's Great Hut. On the chair in front of it sits Ziphelaphi Mhlongo Madide. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
The very little ox defeinitivey spread by Mkhafuleni himself after much spearing without killing. The meat of the ox belongs to the girls of the bride's party who stand around the ox. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
In Mkhafuleni's Great Hut. No more medicines were there. Mkhafuleni had the Zionests and had-at least officially-thrown away his medicines. The large beer vessel(1979/II, F12/II, F12/35 and F12/36) was in another hut. The floor was covered with green grass. There was beer drinking in the hut. |
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| Friends of Laduma Madela on Ceza Mountain, Mkhafuleni Khumalo |
A man drinks beer out of a calabash with which he had drawn the beer from the ukhamba. He holds a plate under the calabash as a drip-catcher. The beer pot is covered with a beer pot cover, imbenge, to prevent the beer from being poisoned by witch, and against insects. |